Announcements
WVU in the News: WVU Cancer Institute’s annual gala raised record $1.176 million for cancer care
The 41st Fundraising event was held at Nemacolin Resort. This is a video story, no text is attached.
WVU in the News: FDA approves next-gen mitral valve from Medtronic
Medtronic has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Mosaic Neo mitral valve, its next-generation mitral bioprosthesis that can be implanted through sternotomy, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) or robotic access.
WVU in the News: Capito visits WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute with NIH director to discuss Alzheimer’s research
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute alongside a top federal health official to review ongoing research into Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions.
Students collaborate across disciplines in Parkinson's Disease Music, Movement, and Voice Group
The beating of drums echoes, followed by the tapping of rhythm sticks. The room fills with movement and sound as patients sing along to “Country Roads.”
WVU School of Nursing hosts 2026 Kandzari Lectureship, presenting student awards and Sigma inductees
The WVU School of Nursing hosted the Kandzari Lectureship on April 23, 2026, welcoming Dr. Devon Noonan as the keynote speaker. The event also recognized student award winners and the newest inductees of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.
Wowczuk honored for distinguished service
Angela Wowczuk, a service assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, has been awarded the Ethel and Gary Heebink Award for Distinguished State Service in recognition of her exceptional service to the University, students and community.
Driven by family, WVU medical student strives to ‘help as many families as possible’ with scholarship support
West Virginia University School of Medicine student Jonathan “Tucker” Bennett is on a mission to save others through emergency medicine. He is graduating in May with his medical degree at WVU thanks to private support from the The Health Plan Medicine Scholarship and the George and Ethel Curry Medical Scholarship, combined with community aid from the Hinton Area Foundation.
WVU endodontics resident inducted into national society for top scholars
Dr. Hamid Jafarzadeh Bakooei, a resident in the endodontics advanced education program at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, has been inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and one of the most selective all-discipline honor societies.
5 WVU Bucklew Scholars chosen as 2026 Foundation Scholars
Twenty incoming West Virginia University students from across the Mountain State who are driven by shared passions for innovation and service have been named the 2026-27 cohort of Bucklew Scholars. From this distinguished group of students, five have been selected as Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.